Arches National Park, UTAH
Zion National Park, UTAH
Joshua Tree National Park, CA
Lake Arrowhead, CA
Borrego Springs Metal Sculptures, Borrego Springs, CA
Maroon Bells near Aspen, CO for a 20-image stack.
Find a mountain range with a lake in the foreground.
Glamis Dunes, Glamis, CA
The VLA – Very Large Array of radio dish telescopes, NM
Directions
The Very Large Array Radio Telescope is a two hour drive from Albuquerque, 50 miles west of Socorro, New Mexico.
When driving west from Socorro:
- Travel through the small town of Magdalena and continue on US-60.
- Turn left onto NM-52 just west of mile marker 93.
- Drive 2.5 miles then turn right on NM-166 (Old Highway 60).
- Drive 1.6 miles and the VLA Visitor Center will be on your right.
When driving east from the Arizona border on US-60:
- Drive through the town of Datil. Just past mile marker 90 you will cross rail road tracks that mark the North arm of the array.
- Continue east on US-60 past mile marker 92 and turn right onto NM-52.
- Drive 2.5 miles and then turn right on NM-166 (Old Highway 60).
- Drive 1.6 miles and the VLA Visitor Center will be on your right.
Note: NRAO has offices located in Socorro, NM, and entering “Very Large Array” into direction-finding services may sometimes direct you to this location.
GPS coordinates for the site: 34 04 24.636N 107 37 20.640W. Please note that you may not have cellular or data reception within several miles of the VLA. All roads leading to the VLA are paved. If you are on a dirt road you are not on the correct route.